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Eldad Ronen

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Elad Ronen
Personal information
Native nameאלעד רונן
Nationality Israel
Born (1976-09-04) September 4, 1976 (age 48)
Tiberias, Israel
Height6-1.5 (187 cm)
Weight168 lb (76 kg)
Sailing career
Classes

Elad Ronen (Hebrew: אלעד רונן; born September 4, 1976) is an Israeli competitive sailor.[1] He was born in Tiberias, Israel.[1] When Ronen competed in the Olympics he was 6-1.5 (187 cm) tall, and weighed 168 lbs (76 kg).[1]

Sailing career

In 1991 Ronen came in 4th in 420 in the IYRU Youth Sailing World Championships, in Largs, Scotland.[2]

In 1993 he won the gold medal in Laser II in the IYRU Youth Sailing World Championships, in Lake Garda, Italy.[2] In 1995 Ronen won the gold medal in the 470 Open Junior World Championship, in Warnemunde, Germany.[2]

In 1999 Ronen and Eli Zuckerman came in 9th in the Men's / Mixed 470 World Championship, in Melbourne, Australia.[2][3][4] They were ranked Number 9 in the world during 1999.[4]

Ronen, at the age of 24, and Eli Zuckerman competed for Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Rushcutters Bay Marina, Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia, in men's 470 Two-Person Dinghy.[1][4][5] They came in 13th out of 29 boats.[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Elad Ronen Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ a b c d "Sailor Biography -- Elad Ronen". sailing.org.
  3. ^ "Going for Gold: Israel at the Sydney Olympics 2000", August 1, 2000]
  4. ^ a b c "Ronen, Elad"
  5. ^ a b "Sailing at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Two Person Dinghy". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.